New Releases by Kate Thompson

Who knows where the time goes? There never seems to be enough time in Kinvara, or anywhere else in Ireland for that matter. When J.J.''s mother says time''s what she really wants for her birthday, J.J. decides to find her some. He''s set himself up for an impossible task . . . until a neighbor reveals a secret. There''s a place where time stands still—at least, it''s supposed to. J.J. can make the journey there, but he''ll have to vanish from his own life to do so. Can J.J. find the leak between the two worlds? Will a shocking rumor about his family''s past come back to haunt him? And what does it all have to do with the village''s new policeman . . . ?

The rider sprang off as light as a cat and pulled the reins over the horse''s head. Then he marched straight over to me and put them into my hand. "Hold the mare for me, lad. And when I come back, I''ll give you a golden guinea." A dark stranger leaves his magnificent horse in the care of a boy he''s never met. As dusk falls, others offer to pay the boy handsomely for the animal. Then soldiers arrive, demanding to know where the horse''s owner has gone. Could the stranger be the notorious Dick Turpin, known for his daring holdups and amazing exploits? Is the horse the legendary Black Bess? And will the boy ever see the reward he''s been promised? There''s mischief in the air, but it isn''t entirely clear who''s causing it.

Sisters Rio and Dervla, are reunited at their father Frank''s funeral, having been estranged since the death of their mother 20 years ago. While clearing out Frank''s home, the sisters come across passionate love letters to their mother from a man named Patrick. It is plain from the letters that Patrick - not Frank - was Rio''s natural father.

From glitzy LA to vibrant Dublin, three friends go through the pitfalls of aging, a dramatic romance, being replaced by a younger woman, and yearning for a baby.

Astronomy without a Telescope.

Christy ''s souvenir stone from the yeti''s cave proves to be fatal for many of the inhabitants of Fourth World leaving among the survivors a pair of genetically-altered twins whose eventual descendants face an uncertain future in a stone age world of nucle

Discusses how to live with difficult persons.

A search for the elusive Yeti in the faraway Himalayas leads Christie and his stepbrother Danny to question their own humanity.

Fifteen-year-old Christie and his older stepbrother, Danny, travel to the home and mysterious laboratory of the elder boy''s scientist mother, where they learn a shocking truth about the nature of her experiments.

Many people interested in the history of their town or village want to undertake research into its past, and most need to use primary sources sooner or later. Nothing quite equates with the thrill of reading first-hand a letter, diary, set of accounts or other records written in the past. Some sources, such as parish registers and census returns, are well known, but others are undiscovered treasures. This new book introduces the reader to the enormous range of documents available. The authors convey their own enthusiasm for the material and explain the information it can reveal. Their unique background - working for The National Archives and for local record offices - gives them an unrivalled knowledge of archival sources, and both of them have used much of this material in their own research. The chapters deal with subjects such as the land, the people, poverty, health, crime and family life. An essential guide for the local or family historian needing to consult original documents.

Lottery winner Cleo is living her dream, running a bookshop in the sleepy village of Kilrowan with her painter husband, Pablo. Bestselling author Pixie Pirelli is a media consultant''s delight, but her big smile masks a terrible hurt. City girl Hazel MacNamara has a list of celebrities with ex-directory, top secret phone numbers in her organizer. Which of these luminaries will dazzle obligingly and make the Kilrowan Arts Festival the must-attend event of the Irish social calendar?